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Dresden Design Commission: Big projects and new team in 2025!
On June 6, 2025, the Dresden Design Commission will look back on important construction projects and changes in its team.
Dresden Design Commission: Big projects and new team in 2025!
A look back at the last few years shows that the Dresden Design Commission supported major construction projects between 2021 and 2024. A total of 47 projects were discussed in 15 meetings. The outstanding projects include the expansions of Infineon Technologies and des Saxon state parliament, the Kulturwerkschule in Trachau and the heart center in Johannstadt. The commission also organized a competition for the thermal waste treatment plant on Hammerweg.
The design commission, which has been dealing with important building projects since 2016, has made it its mission to ensure architectural quality in Dresden. Although the Commission has no decision-making authority, a positive report can significantly increase the chances of success of construction projects in the committee. More and more developers are bringing their plans into the consultations as the Commission's influence continues to grow Saxon reported.
Important projects at a glance
- Infineon Technologies: Die Erweiterung des Standorts in Dresden wurde im Jahr 2022 von der Gestaltungskommission intensiv begleitet. Es wurde empfohlen, die große Baumasse so zu gestalten, dass sie nicht „unsichtbar“ gemacht wird.
- Sächsischer Landtag: Eine geplante Erweiterung an der Elbe sieht vor, dass das Büro Peter Kulka mit der Planung beauftragt wurde, wobei hohe Gebäude vermieden werden sollen.
- Kulturwerkschule Trachau: Hier ist ein neues Schulgebäude an der Leipziger Straße in Planung, das an gründerzeitliche Werkhallen angelehnt ist.
- Herzzentrum Johannstadt: Die Gestaltung des neuen Klinikgebäudes an der Blasewitzer Straße wird besonders auf den Haupteingang und die Minimierung von Beeinträchtigungen ausgerichtet.
- Thermische Abfallbehandlungsanlage: Auch hier sind Modernisierungen und Erweiterungen geplant, die zusammen mit SachsenEnergie durch einen Wettbewerb entschieden werden.
From autumn 2025 there will be changes within the commission. Jorunn Ragnarsdóttir, Kilian Kresing and Ulrike Böhm are leaving, while Prof. Irene Lohaus, Susanne Wartzeck and Heiner Farwick are becoming new members. Prof. Lohaus brings a lot of experience as a landscape architect and urban planner, as she has been teaching at the TU Dresden since 2010. Wartzeck, the president of the BDA, and Farwick, former president of the BDA, are also experienced architects who will bring fresh ideas to the commission Press release documented.
Architecture market in Germany
The construction activity in cities like Dresden is part of a larger trend in the German architecture market that includes the planning, design and execution of buildings and infrastructure projects. There are currently over 140,900 architects and urban planners working in Germany. Studying architecture is very popular, with around 58,000 students enrolled in the 2023/24 winter semester, making the architecture department one of the top 20 most popular courses Statista summarizes.
Overall, it shows that the Dresden Design Commission acts as an important player in the city's construction process and promotes architectural quality and innovative ideas. With the upcoming changes in the commission and the ongoing projects, Dresden's future is architecturally promising.